1962 Monaco Grand Prix

Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

  1962 Monaco Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 9 in the 1962 Formula One season
Date	3 June 1962
Official name	XX Grand Prix de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	3.145 km (1.954 mi)
Distance	100 laps, 314.500 km (195.421 mi)
Weather	Cloudy
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:35.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:35.5 on lap 42
Podium
First	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Second	Phil Hill	Ferrari
Third	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari

The 1962 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 3 June 1962. It was the second race of the 1962 Formula One season. The 100-lap race was won by Cooper driver Bruce McLaren after he started from third position. Phil Hill finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Lorenzo Bandini came in third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	100	2:46:29.7	3	9
2	36	Phil Hill	Ferrari	100	+ 1.3	9	6
3	38	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	100	+ 1:24.1	10	4
4	28	John Surtees	Lola-Climax	99	+ 1 Lap	11	3
5	2	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	93	+ 7 Laps	18	2
6	10	Graham Hill	BRM	92	Engine	2	1
7	40	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	90	Oil Pressure	4
8	22	Jack Brabham	Lotus-Climax	77	Accident	6
Ret	34	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	64	Fuel Pump	8
Ret	18	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	55	Clutch	1
Ret	26	Roy Salvadori	Lola-Climax	44	Suspension	12
Ret	16	Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	43	Gearbox	19
Ret	20	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	24	Oil Leak	17
Ret	4	Dan Gurney	Porsche	0	Accident	5
Ret	30	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus-Climax	0	Accident	7
Ret	8	Richie Ginther	BRM	0	Accident	14
DNQ	46	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Climax
DNQ	24	Jackie Lewis	BRM
DNQ	32	Masten Gregory	Lotus-BRM
DNQ	44	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche
DNQ	42	Nino Vaccarella	Lotus-Climax
DNS	40T	Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari		Practice only
WD	6	Roberto Bussinello	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
WD	12	Tony Marsh	BRM		Car not ready
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Notes

• A marshal, Ange Baldoni, was killed by the dislodged right rear wheel of Richie Ginther's BRM when it collided with the Lotuses of Maurice Trintignant, Innes Ireland and Trevor Taylor, as well as Dan Gurney's Porsche at the Gasometer hairpin on lap 1.
• This was Jim Clark's first pole position in Formula One.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Graham Hill 10 1 2 Phil Hill 10 8 3 Bruce McLaren 9 2 4 Trevor Taylor 6 16 5 Lorenzo Bandini 4

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 3 1 Cooper-Climax 11 1 2 BRM 10 3 Ferrari 10 2 4 Lotus-Climax 6 2 5 Lola-Climax 3

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References